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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Wayners who wrote (54327)	7/29/2011 8:40:50 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 103300

PLEASE read and forward to all your e-mail contacts, and post on your Face-book page if you have one... This is serious!!! Dear Mr. President, I heard you say you will not guarantee SS checks if the debt ceiling isn't raised. Why is it the scare always has to do with SS, Medicare & our Soldiers pay? Why not stop your pay, your staff and Congress to save money for our country? Why use Seniors, Soldiers & Needy as examples? Take the money from those who take no risks and reap the benefits!! Instead of threatening to withhold Social Security, VA and disability payments to people who really need the money, hold the pay & expense checks of all executive, house & senate members, then see how fast they resolve the debt ceiling crisis !!!!! If you agree, re-post this & keep it going across the whole USA . Thank you

To: Wayners who wrote (54327)	7/29/2011 10:16:09 AM
From: John	2 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 103300

As we watch the paralysis and chronic dysfunction in Congress, one can easily deduce why. In a multicultural society, with a wide array of differences and a huge gulf of cultures, values, and ideas, comprise leaves everyone dissatisfied and embittered. To illustrate this point, think of a pizza. You and I may decide to order a pizza with a few friends at a small get-together. We could take a quick poll to see how we would like the pizza prepared. There would be some modest differences in opinions, but I'm sured we could come to a mutual agreement to please everyone. For example, perhaps I don't like onions and you want the pizza well-done. Someone in the group may desire anchovies, but the idea would be rejected by everyone else, so the anchovy-person would politely rescind the request, knowing that he can live without them. We would all live happily with the changes and enjoy our pizza, although it would be slightly less than ideal for each of us. Now, let's bring in affirmative-action-advocate Jesse Jackson, a representative from LaRaza, and a Muslim. Jesse immediately insists that the pizza must be free for him and it must include a spread of gourmet dog shit. LaRaza insists that the pizza must include refried beans and taco sauce and also must be free of charge. The Muslim refuses the pork sausage on the pizza. As a point of compromise, Jesse is grudgingly willing to accept a little less gourmet dog shit than he prefers in exchange for 1000 dollars and full reparations for his people. LaRaza agrees to accept a mild taco sauce instead of fire-hot taco sauce in exchange for California and full amnesty for all Mexicans. The Muslim is willing to accept a fake meat substitute in place of pork sausage as long as he is reassured that it's not actually pork. Plus, he must be allowed to give thanks to Allah for his pizza on the floor in the middle of the room to the top of his lungs. Oh, and someone must agree to hold his AK-47 assault rifle while he prays. He even promises not to murder that nice person later when the action starts, after he's prompted by the will of Allah. Okay! A "nice" compromise was reached and it's heralded as a tribute to the strength of diversity! Would you like some diversity pizza? -ng- Washington DC dysfunctions for the same reason. -ng-